About this Seminar:-

Arbitration and insolvency have a complex relationship. Sometimes the arbitration agreement survives the insolvency of a party, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes arbitration is inconsistent with the insolvency regime, sometimes it isn't. This talk will examine the issue of arbitration and insolvency from several aspects. Can an arbitration proceed when the respondent becomes insolvent? When is arbitration consistent with the insolvency regime and when is it inconsistent? The answers are not always obvious. 

Seminar Programme:-

About the Speaker:

Mr. Steven Lim is the Managing Director of Clasis LLC, a Singapore law firm; working in association with Clyde & Co. Steven has more than 18 years' experience in disputes, particularly in arbitration, construction, shipbuilding, energy and oil and gas cases. He has represented clients in large and complex international arbitrations before several arbitral institutions, including the ICC, LCIA and SIAC and under the UNCITRAL rules. Steven also sits as an arbitrator. He is a member of the ICDR's International Panel of Arbitrators, the SIAC Panel of Arbitrators and the KLRCA Panel of International Arbitrators and sits as an arbitrator for ICC cases. He has been appointed an emergency arbitrator by the SIAC. He is a fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. He has experience with a broad range of commercial disputes covering private equity investments and M&A, banking, insolvency, hotel management, trading contracts, oil and gas and energy, offshore services and engineering, ship building and construction. In the construction field, he has worked on building and engineering cases, including power, petroleum and petrochemical, road and rail and water management projects. Steven has received recognition as a leading individual in international arbitration and in international dispute resolution in Singapore, Hong Kong and Asia-wide in the Chambers Global and Chambers Asia directories where he has been described as "a prominent counsel in arbitration", "is well known as high quality individual", "a pragmatic international arbitration professional who turns out quality work every time", "an excellent communicator - he identifies the salient issues to pursue and lets you know what the game plan is. He focuses people's minds on those issues", "meticulous, technically minded and excellent at assessing the merits of a client's position", and "well known for energy disputes, and commended as a lawyer who strives to better his understanding of client needs", and also in Asia Pacific Legal 500 and Global Arbitration Review.  

About the Chairperson:

Mr. Andrew Chan is a Partner at Allen & Gledhill LLP, specialising in arbitration, litigation and restructuring & insolvency. In arbitration, he has acted as counsel, arbitrator and expert on Singapore law. Andrew is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (as well as being on its panel of tutors) and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is on the panels of arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the Law Society Arbitration Scheme, the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre For Arbitration. He is also Chairman of the Insolvency Committee of Law Society, a Fellow of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore (IPAS) and a Director of the American Arbitration Association-ICDR Ltd. On insolvency, Andrew has consistently been recognised as a leading insolvency and restructuring lawyer in leading publications, including The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Chambers Asia, Who’s Who Legal for Insolvency and Restructuring, Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers and IFLR 1000. He is also the Chairman of the Insolvency Practice Committee of The Law Society of Singapore. In 2011, he was presented the “Minister for Law Outstanding Volunteer Award” for providing expertise and helping shape insolvency practice in Singapore. Andrew has written over sixty articles covering many areas of law and contributed to various publications. His writings have been cited in decisions of the Singapore Court of Appeal, High Court and District Court. He has co-authored the Singapore Chapter of the publication Arbitration in Asia. He is also the General Editor of Law & Practice of Corporate Insolvency, the co-author of Butterworths Annotations of The Singapore Bankruptcy Act and Law And Practice of Bankruptcy In Singapore and Malaysia and the Consultant Editor of Halsbury’s Laws of Singapore volume on Insolvency. 

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